1: Death is “waiting outside the door” for somebody (presumably for me – everyone seems to like coming up with scenarious where I get hit by a bus) and having a smoke to kill time while he waits.

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2: This is actually REALLY GOOD NEWS to see death smoking… I mean, people who go out for a smoke ARE NOT WORKING for those 20 minutes every hour, so his new habit should result in a 33% decrease in the death rate.